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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Wow! It Must be a Full Moon... a Door Opens AND a Window Opens, Too!

You all have probably guessed correctly that Peggy Sue leaving is a bittersweet moment for me. Friday, at about 4:30 I'll be saying goodbye to the delicate lady I've come to love. A lot. Can't even remember if I'd put it on the blog but I had decided that if no one had claimed her come her year anniversary, she'd be mine. And then Elizabeth wrote. And the door opened for Peggy Sue to start a wonderful new chapter in her life.

And, just when I was starting to get weepy and, yeah, a little heart sick in spite of the joy, a sweet fresh breeze rolled through... like a window opening.

Sonia was trying to get a momma cat spayed - her dad's farm hand had found her - and needed to find a foster family for her 10 week old kitten. (Like you really had to ask, Sonia!!)

So last night I had no time to worry while I got things ready to receive the little guy. Sonia arrived at work today to hand him off and imagine my surprise when I saw this...

TWO babies! The window just opened all the way! My co-workers and I had the pleasure of meeting these two sweet tabbies. A brown little girl and her grey and white brother. Those of you who have been with us a while might recognize one of the accouterments with them. Yes, that is the same Tweety Bird snuggly that came with Aggie and her little boy. Lotsa use that little thing has gotten!

Things are off to a good start. On the way home, it was clear these little guys had no problems with traveling. Observe...

Yep, they were both sound asleep before we were half way home.

Unfortunately, I had a class tonight so, after getting them settled in my room with fresh food, water and litter, I had to abandon them. Pardon if I don't share more, but I can't wait to go up and get to know them better. And I've got some serious snuggling to do with Peggy Sue before I can do that!!

20 comments:

I so admire you folks for your work with the cats and kittens, but I don't know how you can bear the goodbyes ... it would be too much for me, especially as many times as you have had to, even if it's a good thing and a happy outcome, overall. I just marvel at your ability to put yourselves in that position. Thank you.

Oh Chuck, thank you. In a way, I hope it never gets easier. If we didn't get emotionally involved and love these little guys, we'd miss the real joy of what we do.

Helping to make our corner of the universe just a little bit better... launching these guys to loving homes is so satisfying and joy filled most of the time. Maybe I shouldn't talk about the pangs, but that's part and parcel of fostering for me.

My first foster was "by accident" so I didn't know there would be pangs (even if I should have guessed). But as the furever parents reported back and we saw pics of our guys grown and happy... well, it was worth it. So very worth whatever fleeting tears it cost.

I think you'd be surprised what you could do. For myself, I can't imagine how foster parents of children do it. I'm not sure I could let a foster child go after nurturing them for years... in that perspective what we do doesn't seem very hard.

Awwww - I hope you have a wonderful last hours with the gorgeous Miss Peggy Sue! And you are so right to say that when a door shuts a window opens and in your case another door and window opens!

I will always admire you foster carers for caring and giving these kitties and doggies a stable and loving home while they find their forever homes. But it must be heartbreaking when you invest so much emotionally and everything else to send them on. I know I could never do what you do and I am so glad that you fosterers exist to make a better world for these furry friends.

These new kitties are so adorable! I love how they fell asleep while being transported - what sweeties! Good luck with them and big hugs to you and Miss Peggy Sue!

It's so great that you helped out Peggy Sue and now she will go to her forever home. So wonderful that those 2 adorable kittens will help fill the hole while you adjust to letting go of Peggy Sue. Our thoughts are with you.

Big hugs to Peggy Sue ~ Banjo and I wish her all the best! But her going to a new loving home makes room for these two new sweet babies! Oh my...and how cute that they fell asleep in such awkward positions. I can hardly wait to get to know these two sweeties a little better!

*hug* Saying goodbye is rough. Will you at least get to visit and have photos of Peggy Sue? I'm sure that one day What keeps me from keeping my fosters is that my apartment limits the cats I can have so if I keep a foster, I'd have to stop and I'm not ready for that yet. I think my boyfriend is afraid of the day I live in a place where my cats aren't limited to such a small number...

I know you will miss her terribly, but you know her new mama and you know you are just a photo or petsitting session away! And oh those kittens...swoon. I don't want to think about how you got those pictures driving but they couldn't be better "time-lapsed." And I love that kennel! Best wishes to everybody! My word verification is "perred"

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